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(+)-Atenolol is an enantiomer of the β1-adrenergic receptor (β1-AR) antagonist (±)-atenolol (Item No. 17250).1 (+)-Atenolol inhibits radioligand binding to β-ARs on sarcolemma-enriched membranes (Ki = 8.61 µM). Unlike (–)-atenolol and (±)-antenolol, (+)-atenolol has no effect on blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats.2,3
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1. Stereoselective features of (R)-
2. Chronic atenolol treatment and hypertension development in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 47(4), 393-400 (1978).
3. A stereoselective central hypotensive action of atenolol. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 250(3), 759-763 (1989).